Toaster and broiler



Aug. 28, 1928. 1,682,683

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' UNITED STATES ANGELO C. PABODI, F JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY.

TOASTER AND .BROILER.

Application filed June 27, 1925. Serial No. 40,028.

My invention relates to a toaster or broiler and particularly is intended for embodiment in a device in which the toasted bread or. broiled meat is displaced from the heating position mechanically afterthe lapse 1 of a given period of time for which the controlling means is set.

The general object of my invention 1s to provide an automatic toaster and. broiler having .novel means for causing the toasted bread or broiled meat to be moved away from the region of the heating means, as well as to provide for theautomatic and effective operation of the device to posltively throw out the bread or meat mechanically after the lapse of a predetermined time for which the device is set.

A further object of the invention. is to provide a toaster or broiler having rockable bread or meat-holding devices and means to give the rocking movement to the said devices to throw out the bread or meat upon completion of the toasting or broiling process.

Theinvention also has for its purpose to so arrange a toasterv and broiler equip ed with a rockable bread or meat holder t at the said-rockable bread or meat holding means may be conveniently removed and a liftable holder be substituted when that 1s desired.

3 The manner and means whereby the above and other objects are attained will clearly appear as the. description proceeds.

' Reference isto be had to the accompany ing drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

' Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toaster and broiler embodymg my invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical section in a plane indicated by the line 2-2, Figure 1 Figure 3 is a horizontal sectlon on the line 3-3, Figure 2;

. 1 Figure 4 41s a vertical section at right der shown in Figure; 6. g In carrying'out my invention-1n: practice,

Fi e. 7 is a perspective view 0 the liftable i? a base 10 is provided in which is litted a .slidable pan 11 to receive the toasted bread or broiled meat discharged from the toaster or broiler: Holders designated generally by the numeral 12 andadapted to hold meat or base10. The holders include a bottom plate 14 on which vertically disposed cuts of bread or slices of meat may rest, and wire guards 15 rising from each plate 14 at the sides thereof, as well as a front 16 having upwardly extending members 17 serving to retain the'gbread cuts, or slices of meat, said front 16 being hereinafter referred to.

Vertical heater chambers 18 are provided on the base at the sides thereof as well as intermediate heater chambers 118, here shown as having forward foot extensions 19 secured by screws 20 to base 10. A cover plate 21 is provided common to allthe heater chambers 18 and 118 and removably fastened by any suitable means such as screws 22'. The numeral 23 indicates strengthening ribs on the cover plate 21. The side vwalls 2A: of the several heater chambers 18, 118 are perforated and in practice are made of mica. Within each heater chamberis a heating unit 25. A circuit that may be employed for each heater unit is shown in Figure 5and controlled by a switch of any ap proved form designated 26. The heater unit 25 includes an insulator plate and in order that the heat may be varied, I provide two coils 27 28 the wires of which are'passed through two series ofv holes 29 one above the other in the insulator plate 25. Terminal connections 30, 31 are provided for the cir cuit wires and these are adapted to make contact with terminals 32 having binding post 33, see Figures 2 and 6. Means is provided as hereinafter described for automatically breaking the circuit to cut 0d the heat in the elemert 25 at a predetermined time. It will be noted particularly from Figure 5 that the holes 29 through which the coils pass in eachheater element are remote from the terminal connections 30, 31, provided on the plate 25; the arrangement is for the 1 purpose of preventing possible short-circuiting by contact of the wires 27, 28 with the terminal connections 30, 31. The toaster or broiler is provided with means to tiltt'he holders 12 for discharging the toasted bread or broiled meat from the same onto the pan 7 11 or other receptacle.

bread to be broiled or toasted, are pivoted,

as at 13, to swing vertically relatively to the ent quainted with automatic e g I would here state that in practice I utilize in the present example a mechanism known in automatic egg boilers for liftin the egg basket out of boiling water. Suc an e boiler as referred to is shown inPat- 0. 1,500,958 granted to me July 8, 1924. The devices shown in said patent include a tubular standard 40, a clockwork box 41 and a lift chain 42 which in practice is actuated by the dropping o ffia weight 43 (see Figures 2 and 3). As is well known to those acboilers, the dropping of the weight suc as 43 is controlled b the clockwork mechanism according to t e position. of a The operation for givin lifting action on a chain 42 being-well own, no further description is required here.

In the resent invention I connected to the chain 42' by a suitable connecting fitting 46. .The numerals 47 and 147 indicate guides-for rod 45,v said guides fixed on the front of standard 40.. Connection between the rod and the tiltable holders 12 is effected in the illustrated example as follows: A transverse shaft 48 is mounted on the base 10 at the rear and said shafl', is provided with bellcrank levers 49. One arm 50 of each bellcrgank-levervis con-v .nected by a link 51 with a crank arm 52 on the adjacent holder 12 so'that a movement of the arm 50 in one direction will, through link 51 and arm 52, rock theholder about or meat holder from the full line position of Figure 2 to the dotted line, position shown in said fi re whereby the bread or -meat will drop m the holder to the pan 11 or other receptacle. the bellcrank lever 49 connects by a link 53 with the lower end of lift rod 45. In the standard 40 is an automatic circuit breaker controlled'by the weight 43. In the contacts 58 adjustably held clockwork referred to illustrated form an insulating head 54 is disposed and yieldingly sustained by a spring 55. The head 54 is on a stem 56 carrying a movable contact 57 adapted to engage fixed by setscrews 59 in the standard 40.

With the described arrangement when the pernnts the weight 43 Y to fall and rest on the insulating head 54,

by breakmg said head moves downwardly the springj55 d carries the contact 57 out of engagement the circuit in which the heater coil wires 27 28 f ting oi! the heat. Simultaneouslywith the cu ofi of the'heat the risin of the chain liftsv 0 rod 45 and through 53, bellcrank 49, shaft 48, rod 51,.and arm 52rocks the several holders 12 to 'a sition to disthe toasted or broil 'cuts.-

- In-the. am shown in Figures 6'andthi the same as described except setting slide '44.

provide a rod 45- the pivot 13 as an axis and'throw the bread The other arm ofwiththe fixed contacts 58, thereare included, thereby cut-Q 1 that the holder 112 is adapted have a straight up and down movement between the heater chambers 18. In this instance, there is secured to the holder 112 a rod 145 secured to the fitting 46 and provided with a bracket 60 having anti-friction rollers 61 t 4 bearin against'the front face of standard '40. T us, with the lifting movement of the observed from Figure 4that they extend laterally inward and receive a plurality of the elements 30,asaid elements 30 ,being held by lugs 132, 232 on said terminals- The arrangement is such that the heating elements may be disengaged from the holding members 132, 232 and removed through the top of the heating chambers 18, the cover 21 is taken off.

Reverti to the front 16 of the holders 12, it will observed that in one position, said.fron t '16 is disposed horizontally to permit ready esca e of the toasted breadhe numeral 62 indicatesor broiled meat. a holding device for rod .45, said device 62 having a slot and pin connection with the 118 when standard 40and presenting a slot 63 adapted to partially accommodate the rod 45 for permltting sa d device 62 to be moved to'a posit1on above a-"collar. 64 on rod 45 to prevent upward movement of said rod and thereby prevent the moveme t of the holders 12.

I would state in hermore that while the illustrated exampleconstitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can 'be considerably. varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

' to permit a discharge of the material treated,

operating said holder, automatic actuating means for the said 0 rating means, an electric circuit in .which t 0 heat- .1n

'sal doperating means for the holder adapted to move under its own we ht in a substanmeans-isincluded, a circuit breaker t ia lly vertical path thesald circuit breaker beingdisposed in e path of movement of -.said.operating means to be directl engaged thereby for'breakingthe circuit b y engagement, of the operating means therewith. 2. A device of. the class described-includmg holders adapted to receive material to be sub1ected to heat, a vertically Having thus described my inmate, I

ingoperating rod operatively connected with and a circuit breaker operated by said said holders, and a weight having guided weight, said circuit breaker including fixed verti'cdl movement and having aconnection contacts in the vertical plane of the weight,

- with said rod to actuate the same, together a stem adapted to be depressed by the with meansto raise said weight, said weight weight, and a movable contact carried by 15 being adapted to descendgravitationally. said stemand adapted to engage and dis- ,3. In a device of the class'described emengage the fixed contacts, said weight adaptp'loying holders for the material to be ub ed to descendgravitationally, together with ected to heat, a weight adapted to move means to control the descent of said weight.

10 said holders away from the source of heat, ANGELO C. PARODI. 

